"More than a hundred thousand. The prices in Los Angeles are not high." Li Du felt that a small building like this in their county would cost more than a hundred thousand dollars.
Hans said, "This is not a villa, just a country apartment. Look at the distance from downtown LA, it is too far. This kind of apartment is very cheap. The developer can build hundreds of them with one blueprint."
Indeed, Bell's house was far enough from downtown LA. They drove the pickup truck on the flat road at a speed of at least 80 miles per hour. Even so, it took them more than half an hour to get there.
Bell's house was very lively. The event would start the next day, and almost all the guests he had invited had arrived.
Li Du called Bell, and when they got out of the car, they saw Bell waving at them at the door.
"Welcome, let me introduce you to some new friends, some old friends, some not friends," Bell said with a smile. "Give me some face. Don't turn around and leave."
Li Du and Hans said no, but when they entered, they really wanted to turn around and go back.
Princeps and Conrad were sitting in the yard chatting, and Bell had also invited them.
Fortunately, there were many familiar faces at the event. Magic Hand and Playboy were also in the yard, playing billiards. When they saw Li Du and Hans, they waved.
Bell patted Li Du on the shoulder and said, "Have fun, but don't drink too much. I organized a party tonight. If you get drunk, you will be embarrassed tonight."
Hans laughed. "Don't worry, Chris, Li's alcohol tolerance is the best in Arizona. The one who will be embarrassed tonight is definitely not him."
They were joking, but Princeps heard them and deliberately said loudly, "Did you hear what our buddy Big Fox said? Li's alcohol tolerance is the best in America. Tonight, he will embarrass everyone. "
This was an over-interpretation of Hans' words. Obviously, Princeps was deliberately looking for trouble.
Li Du looked at him and asked, "Hey, are you really going to cause trouble at Chris's house?"
Hearing this, Princeps was quiet, but his eyes were darting around and he was whispering to Conrad. He was probably up to no good.
Bell had invited quite a number of treasure hunters to the event, about 20 to 30. Fortunately, his house had a large yard. After putting up a parasol, everyone could stay in the yard.
Li Du walked to the side of the billiard table. Magic Hand handed him a cue and said, "Want a shot?"
The Playboy smiled and said, "You can think of the balls as those two jerks. After all, billiard balls and jerks are both balls."
Li Du waved his hand and said, "I don't know how to play billiards, but I can play basketball."
He saw that there was no basketball rack in Bell's yard, so he casually said so.
Upon hearing this, Bell's eyes lit up and he asked, "Hey, Li, you like to play basketball?"
Li Du looked at his expression and knew that something was wrong. However, he could not change his words now, so he said, "I quite like it, but my ability is limited."
Bell said, "It doesn't matter. You can join our basketball game tomorrow. Believe me, you will love it. I swear, you will be excited."
Li Du said weakly, "But my skill level is really not good. I reckon I will be a burden to my teammates."
Bell patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, your teammates won't look down on your ability. I've found you a reliable teammate. Even if you give him a dog, he can still bully your opponents."
The Playboy laughed and said, "Hey, Chris, you are insulting Li."
Bell smiled and said, "Then I will toast him tonight to apologize."
Hans asked curiously, "Who did you invite? A basketball star? "
Bell winked at him and said, "You will know tomorrow. Have fun today."
After Li Du and the others arrived, more people arrived one after another. Finally, there were more than 40 people, a rather large group.
From the identity of the treasure hunters he invited, one could tell that he had connections in the industry. The people who participated in the event were all heroes in the storage auction industry, at least members of the Hundred Thousand Club.
The treasure hunters who came to the event were mainly from California and the neighboring state of Arizona. Li Du was quite popular here because Frank and York, whom he had dealt with, were not very popular.
Frank Frank had bipolar disorder, and he had offended many people in California. In the past, the California treasure hunters were hostile to Li Du because they were low-level treasure hunters.
Frank had offended treasure hunters who were about the same level as him. The low-level treasure hunters did not dare to provoke him, and instead got along well with him.
The topic of their conversation was the government storage auction that had just ended, and they were discussing their gains.
Needless to say, Li Du had the most gains. They had found a few tons of Assam black tea bricks, which were worth millions of dollars.
In addition, Magic Hand had also gained a lot. In the storage he had won, there was a 40-year-old Yamaha motorcycle. It was an antique and had a lot of potential in the motorcycle collection market. It was also worth millions of dollars.
Bell had gotten a few high-end yacht engines, which were worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in total.
As they talked about their gains, someone asked Princeps, "Hey, buddy, you got quite a few storage units. How was it? What good stuff do you have to show us?"
Princeps laughed dryly and said, "I haven't had time to sort out the goods. Oh, I mean, this matter was handled by my men. I am still not clear about the specific situation."
"Your men? Aren't you someone's men now? "Playboy teased.
Princeps glared at him angrily and said, "Akkalou, this is not a good place for conflict. We are all Chris' guests. I think for the sake of friendship, you have to watch your mouth."
Conrad and Princeps did not gain much at the auction. They did not want to be a laughing stock, so Conrad broadened the topic and said, "I didn't care about this auction. Previously in Tucson, I got a batch of medals, medals of North Korean veterans."
"What's the use of these things?"
Conrad showed an exaggerated expression. "What's the use? That's North Korea, buddy, the mysterious North Korea! Which one of you has been to North Korea? None of you have been there, let alone North Korean military medals! "
Princeps chimed in, "This fella got 52 medals, which caused a big reaction in the military collection market. In total, they sold for more than 800,000 dollars."
"I walked around Tucson for ten days and earned eight hundred thousand." Conrad looked at Li Du provocatively and asked, "Buddy, I heard that your business expanded to Australia. What did you get there?"
Princeps laughed and said, "I must have gotten a lot of good stuff. He stayed there for more than half a year."
Li Du said simply, "I got a helicopter, but I mainly participated in the mine auction. The mine I got was not bad. I found gems in it, which are estimated to be worth tens of millions."
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